Is it OK to stay in 2nd gear when you are stopped in an intersection making a lefthand turn? Or stay in 1st?

Question

I've seen people do it before because they accelerate through the intersection faster. But, I don't want to cause any damage to my car.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Whenever you stop, you should shift your manual transmission into Neutral or First gear. If you try to stop and leave in Second gear, your rpms will be too low and you will probably stall your vehicle and possibly get hit from behind!

If you are just slowing down to make a turn, shift down to Second gear, taking your foot completely off the clutch BEFORE  you make your turn.......if you are making a left turn, it would be better to anticipate whether you can make that turn without stopping, just in case you STALL in the middle of a turn.......

Answer 2

no moving off in second does not damage the car (only really bad in vehicles that require the engine to give out much bigger torque before it can move, eg lorries.)

In second the car requires the engine to do more revs and output more torque before it will go hence why it moves faster (that and the gear makes the wheels turn faster)

In a normal petrol/diesel manual this is ok

Answer 3

what i usually do if i come to a dead stop i put it in 1st. if im barelly rolling i leave it in 2nd. if you start of in 2nd from a dead stop than that means you have to rev up your engine a lil more and stay on the clutch longer so it dont die on you. this will burn your clutch up and your clutch will not last as long. now if im on a hill going down ill let of the brakes get a little momentom and put it in 2nd and start from there.

Answer 4

If you are stopped, put it in first gear. By taking off in 2nd gear you are putting a strain on your clutch and your engine.

Answer 5

If stopped completely stay in first gear....